2025
Fan, Q., Jespersen, D. Elucidating UV-C-Induced Growth Inhibition in Seashore Paspalum and Bermudagrass from Photosynthesis and Phytohormone Changes. J Plant Growth Regul (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00344-025-11629-3
Jespersen, D., Saab, J. A., & Draughn, M. (2025). Ion specificity of salt glands in zoysiagrass under different exposures to sodium and potassium. International Turfgrass Society Research Journal.
2024
Seelam, R. T., & Jespersen, D. (2024). Transcriptomic and metabolomic analysis reveal differentially expressed genes and metabolic pathways in bermudagrass under drought stress. Crop Science.
Baxter, L. L., Fox, J. L., Jespersen, D., Snider, J. L., Zhang, J., & Schwartz, B. M. (2024). Evaluating canopy morphology as predictive indicators of shade tolerance in three warm‐season turfgrass species. Crop Science, 64(6), 3583-3593.
Mondal, S., Seelam, R. T., Mondal, B., & Jespersen, D. (2024). Understanding abiotic stress tolerance mechanisms in non-food grass species through omics approaches. Plant Stress, 100516.
Fan, Q., Raymer, P. L., Bahri, B. A., & Jespersen, D. (2024). Dose-dependent physiological effects of UV-C radiation on seashore paspalum. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 108514.
2023
Atta, K., Mondal, S., Gorai, S., Singh, A. P., Kumari, A., Ghosh, T., … & Jespersen, D. (2023). Impacts of salinity stress on crop plants: improving salt tolerance through genetic and molecular dissection. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14.
Parkash, V., Snider, J. L., Pilon, C., Bag, S., Jespersen, D., Virk, G., & Dhillon, K. K. (2023). Differential sensitivities of photosynthetic component processes govern oxidative stress levels and net assimilation rates in virus-infected cotton. Photosynthesis Research, 158(1), 41-56.
Sapkota, S., Kaur, R., Harris‐Shultz, K., Wang, H., Koo, D. H., Nabukalu, P., & Jespersen, D. (2023). Creation and characteristics of tetraploid and mixoploid centipedegrass. Crop Science, 63(4), 2569-2582.
Fan, Q. and D. Jespersen, Assessing Heat Tolerance in Creeping Bentgrass Lines Based on Physiological Responses. Plants, 2023. 12(1): p. 41 DOI: 10.3390/plants12010041.
2022
Katuwal, K. B., Jespersen, D., Bhattarai, U., Chandra, A., Kenworthy, K. E., Milla‐Lewis, S. R., … & Raymer, P. Multi‐locational screening identifies new drought tolerant warm‐season turfgrasses. Crop Science.
Fox, J. L., Jespersen, D., Baxter, L. L., Snider, J. L., van Iersel, M. W., & Schwartz, B. M. (2022). Towards estimating shade response of bermudagrass (Cynodon spp.) using field-based photosynthetic properties. Grass Research, 2(1), 1-6.
2021
Zhang, J., Maleski, J., Jespersen, D., Waltz Jr, F. C., Rains, G., & Schwartz, B. (2021). Unmanned Aerial System-Based Weed Mapping in Sod Production Using a Convolutional Neural Network. Frontiers in plant science, 2635.
Virk, G., Snider, J. L., Chee, P., Jespersen, D., Pilon, C., Rains, G., … & Tishchenko, V. (2021). Extreme temperatures affect seedling growth and photosynthetic performance of advanced cotton genotypes. Industrial Crops and Products, 172, 114025.
Jespersen, D., & Xiao, B. (2021). Use of rapid light curves to evaluate photosynthetic changes in turfgrasses exposed to low‐light conditions. International Turfgrass Society Research Journal.
Katuwal, K. B., Tishchenko, V., & Jespersen, D. (2021). Assessing drought resistance in seashore paspalum genotypes using leaf gas exchange, osmotic adjustment, and rooting characteristics. Crop Science, 61(3), 2121-2134.
Katuwal, K. B., Rowe, S., & Jespersen, D. (2021). The use of 5‐aminolevulinic acid to reduce heat‐stress‐related damages in tall fescue. Crop Science, 61(5), 3206-3218.
2020
Katuwal, K. B., Xiao, B., & Jespersen, D. (2020). Physiological responses and tolerance mechanisms of seashore paspalum and centipedegrass exposed to osmotic and iso-osmotic salt stresses. Journal of Plant Physiology, 248, 153154.
Katuwal, K. B., Xiao, B., & Jespersen, D. (2020). Root physiological and biochemical responses of seashore paspalum and centipedegrass exposed to iso‐osmotic salt and drought stresses. Crop Science, 60(2), 1077-1089.
Katuwal, K. B., Schwartz, B., & Jespersen, D. (2020). Desiccation avoidance and drought tolerance strategies in bermudagrasses. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 171, 103947.
2019
Xiao, B., & Jespersen, D. (2019). Morphological and physiological responses of seashore paspalum and bermudagrass to waterlogging stress. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, 144(5), 305-313.
Jespersen, D., Leclerc, M., Zhang, G., & Raymer, P. (2019). Drought performance and physiological responses of bermudagrass and seashore paspalum. Crop Science, 59(2), 778-786.
2018
Harris‐Shultz, K. R., & Jespersen, D. (2018). Advances in DNA markers and breeding for warm‐and cool‐season turfgrasses. Plant Breeding Reviews, 42, 119-165.
Jespersen, D., & Schwartz, B. (2018). Drought avoidance traits in a collection of zoysiagrasses. HortScience, 53(11), 1579-1585.
Jespersen, D., Ma, X., Bonos, S. A., Belanger, F. C., Raymer, P., & Huang, B. (2018). Association of SSR and candidate gene markers with genetic variations in summer heat and drought performance for creeping bentgrass. Crop Science, 58(6), 2644-2656.
2017
Jespersen, D., & Schwartz, B. (2018). Drought avoidance traits in a collection of zoysiagrasses. HortScience, 53(11), 1579-1585.
Wang, J., Juliani, H. R., Jespersen, D., & Huang, B. (2017). Differential profiles of membrane proteins, fatty acids, and sterols associated with genetic variations in heat tolerance for a perennial grass species, hard fescue (Festuca trachyphylla). Environmental and Experimental Botany, 140, 65-75.
Jespersen, D., Belanger, F. C., & Huang, B. (2017). Candidate genes and molecular markers associated with heat tolerance in colonial Bentgrass. PLoS One, 12(2), e0171183.
2016
Jespersen, D., Zhang, J., & Huang, B. (2016). Chlorophyll loss associated with heat-induced senescence in bentgrass. Plant Science, 249, 1-12.
Jespersen, D., Merewitz, E., Xu, Y., Honig, J., Bonos, S., Meyer, W., & Huang, B. (2016). Quantitative trait loci associated with physiological traits for heat tolerance in creeping bentgrass. Crop science, 56(3), 1314-1329.